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We Catholics believe that if we die in the state of grace, then we can go to heaven. Sometimes, I feel very much like and long to go to heaven…..when I hear someone passed away, should I be happy for him/her that he/she can enjoy life in heaven? But I feel contradicting myself which we should feel sad when the person died? Also, If the soul is already in heaven, what happens to the final judgement? Is this the 2nd judgement of the soul?
Why will God “duplicate” the judgment process at time of our death and the end of the universe?
God has given us all freedom to make decisions, to live our lives. Yet, we always said “God has a plan for each of us”. What if, for example, if God has a plan for me to be a mother and yet, I choose not to have any children. So how does God’s plan work on me? Is there a contradiction here? If not, how are they related to each other then?
What do we do when people are constantly angering us by their words and actions and causing us to lose our peace, even when we try to be loving?
Is Catholicism strict against any form of premarital sex?
My nephew is lonely and being verbally abused by his peers in school. He is in grade 4. Which prayers would you suggest me to pray to God (or to any Saints) for help?
In the Summa Theologiae, Tertia Pars, Question 83, Article 5, Objection 3; Aquinas ascribes the sign of the cross to events of the Passion when the priest says certain lines in the Roman Canon. These actions are now omitted, even though the text is unchanged. What changed and can the actions return?
Hello Father. Could you please explain the infallibility of the Pope. Thank you.
Why can’t a consecrated host be kept in our home so that Jesus’ real presence my be adored and worshipped at any time, provided that it be stored in a safe and revered way?
Dear Fr. Francis, How can I better understand “Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ (Mt 5:37)? I’m a bit confused as Jesus had tried to conceal his ID as the Messiah & sometimes asked those who received His healing not to spread the news publicly which seems to contradict this teaching to tell the truth. How should I apply it to my daily life? Should I not take Mt 5:37 literally and need to be flexible if saying the truth might hinder God’s work in certain circumstances? Thank you.
Can you still do incense and burn offerings for deceased relatives?
If killing is a sin, why did the Popes allow Holy Wars?
Jesus never broke any commandments and laws in the Old Testament Books of Laws, I wonder does he obey anything in the Wisdom Books, for example, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Sirach? I also wonder how should we view the words of Wisdom Books? Are we also obliged to do as the Wisdom Books says?
Are all incorrupt bodies related to the Catholic Church or have ties or are they just well preserved bodies?
I committed a grave sin and I believe it was God who sent a message that his doors are locked to me. The message was given through an acquaintance who out of the blue told me about his ‘‘brother’’s sin which not only was identical to mine but included details about me that no one knows. Finished by telling me that I should be ‘proud’ of all the good things I had done for they could not be covered with one hand (obviously all the sins) Is there any hope I can still be saved?
If God knows everything,including everything I want and everything I need, why do I need to pray to God and to tell something He already knows? Won’t He think I’m too verbose?
What should we do if we suspect a priest or a Catholic Church is under influence of evil attack or occult or witchcraft who often find target at priests and churches? Should we avoid the church when it is suspected there are satanic or witchcraft practisers infiltrating into the churches? Holy communion received from priests less holy at heart or do not fully practice Catholic teaching would be less recommended?
Mother Mary is Immaculate of original sin when she was conceived in St. Anne. I believe God can make anything happen. But why then God must choose a free of original sin’s lady to be Jesus’ mother? Why did God not make the same or similar miracle happen with Jesus’ conception inside Mary?
I’m mother of two wonderful ten years old sons. Their father has left us eight years ago. At what age should a parent teach their son about ‘sex education’ if there is no father around or would it be better for the child to have a male family member to do this?
